Federal Register Summary for week of 18 June

Interior

Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI); Meeting

AGENCY: United States Geological Survey, Interior Department.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water
Information (ACWI).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the ACWI. This meeting
is to discuss broad policy-related topics relating to national water
initiatives, and the development and dissemination of water
information, through reports from ACWI subgroups. The agenda will
include results of the Department of Agriculture's Conservation Effects
Assessment Program for the Upper Mississippi; an update by the
Subcommittee on Ground Water regarding their National Framework for
Ground Water Monitoring; a briefing on the Reservoir Sedimentation
Database; highlights from the 7th National Monitoring Conference, which
was held earlier this year in Denver, Colorado; status of the National
Monitoring Network for U.S. Coastal Waters and their Tributaries; an
update on Federal agency interactions with the regional water quality
monitoring organizations of the Integrated Ocean Observing Systems; and
updates on recent activities of the Methods and Data Comparability
Board.

The ACWI was established under the authority of the Office of
Management and Budget Memorandum M-92-01 and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. The purpose of the ACWI is to provide a forum for water
information users and professionals to advise the Federal Government on
activities and plans that may improve the effectiveness of meeting the
Nation's water information needs. Member organizations help to foster
communications between the Federal and non-Federal sectors on sharing
water information.

Membership, limited to 35 organizations, represents a wide range of
water resources interests and functions. Representation on the ACWI
includes all levels of government, academia, private industry, and
professional and technical societies. For more information on the ACWI,
its membership, subgroups, meetings and activities, please see the Web
site at: http://ACWI.gov.

DATES: The formal meeting will convene at 9 a.m. on July 13, 2010, and
will adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on July 14, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport,
located at 2200 Centreville Road, Herndon, Virginia 20171.

Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation Council

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council)
will meet to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)
grant proposals for recommendation to the Migratory Bird Conservation
Commission (Commission). This meeting is open to the public and
interested persons may present oral or written statements.

DATES: Council Meeting: July 7, 2010, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you are
interested in presenting information at this public meeting, contact
the Council Coordinator no later than June 21, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The Council meeting will be held at The Hotel Fort Garry,
222 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0R3, Canada.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Johnson, Council
Coordinator, by phone at (703) 358-1784; by e-mail at dbhc@fws.gov; or
by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive,
Mail Stop MBSP 4075, Arlington, VA 22203.

National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

The National Science Board's Subcommittee on Facilities, Committee
on Strategy and Budget, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614),
the National Science Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n-5),
and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives
notice in regard to the scheduling of a meeting for the transaction of
National Science Board business and other matters specified, as
follows:

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

SUBJECT MATTER: Discussion includes:

Categorization of facilities and associated issues, review of
National Science Foundation facilities, identification of areas that
will benefit from policy guidance and next steps (Open session).